The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester. . Compiled from the best and most antient historians; ... Including also Mr. Burton's description of the county, published in 1622; and the later collections of Mr. Staveley, Mr. Carte, Mr. Peck, and Sir Thomas Cave. By John Nichols, ... In four volumes.
John Nichols (1745-1826).
Category
Books
Date
1795 - 1815
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3052402.5
Summary
Bibliographic description
1 vol containing v.3 pt.1. . ill.. (inc. plates), coats of arms, facsims.., geneal. tables, maps, plans. ports.. . fol... Some of the plates are hand-coloured. Identified in 1768 catalogue (later entry): A.1 (7 in later hand). Previous (Enville) shelfmarks on bookplate: "B.1" [crossed-out] and "L.8". Provenance: Bookplate: George Harry Grey (1765-1845) after 1819; anonymous armorial. Not in Franks or Viner. Binding: Late eighteenth-century blind and gilt panelled pigskin binding; gilt roll on board edge; gilt leaf roll on turn-in; gold-tooled spine, with gilt title, vol. and pt. number, and contents. Marbled edge and endpaper.
Makers and roles
John Nichols (1745-1826). William Burton (1575-1645)